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August Beck Fest

Here’s a fine project for the Dogs Days of August…finish reading the complete set of Martin Beck mysteries by Sjöwall and Wahlöö. The ten novels (beginning with Roseanna published in 1967) that collectively make up The Story of A Crime—not only contains some of the best police procedurals ever written, but works that provide an insightful exploration of Swedish society during the 1960s and 70s.